Hardware
In means of hardware we have to split the machine in two: there is the environment used for running Vista and there is a PDA hardware, which runs SnapVUE, based on Windows Mobile (or at least on Windows CE kernel). The first configuration uses an 800 MHz Intel A110 CPU, which has 1 GB microDIMM DDR2 memory as a companion. Storage is provided by a 1.8” hard disk, which is 40 or 60 GB large. The sample I had for testing was using the smaller edition.
SnapVUE is theoretically running on a 400 MHz Qualcomm CPU, although this is not mentioned in the specs from the manufacturer’s site. The capacity of program memory is 64 MB, while storage space is 128 MB large, as SnapVUE can not access the hard disk – energy saving is the most probable reason for this. Considering the functions of the system, this memory is more then enough; I will tell you why on the next page.
There is a fair number of data transfer protocols supported. The SIM socket tells us that Shift has a HSDPA modem, which makes possible the use of a theoretical maximum speed of 3.6 Mbps on suitable 3.5G networks. In case there is no network coverage, we can fall back to UMTS, EDGE, or GPRS. The SIM card is used only for data transfer, which means that Shift cannot be used to make phone calls (of course we can install Skype). Above all these mentioned, there is 802.11b/g WiFi and 2.0 Bluetooth support too, all working perfectly under Vista, but SnapVUE doesn’t support WiFi, it can only fetch our mail using a mobile internet network.
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